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Oldhand
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 Posted: Sat Jan 20, 2018 9:16 pm Post subject: SMC Pentax Zoom 45-125 f4 |
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Oldhand wrote:
An overlooked lens because of its "odd" focal range.
Very well made and with very good performance.
Here is the lens:
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And here are some results from it:
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This is a crop from the image above.
Do you see the three dragonflies on the rocks?
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visualopsins
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visualopsins wrote:
I see them!
I had this lens in M42. On crop sensor same field of view as a 70-200mm lens on FF, a very useful range imho!
Good results on FF too!
Sharp from wide open.
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M42 Asahi Optical Co., Takumar 1:4 f=35mm, 1:2 f=58mm (Sonnar), 1:2.4 f=58mm (Heliar), 1:2.2 f=55mm (Gaussian), 1:2.8 f=105mm (Model I), 1:2.8/105 (Model II), 1:5.6/200, Tele-Takumar 1:5.6/200, 1:6.3/300, Macro-Takumar 1:4/50, Auto-Takumar 1:2.3 f=35, 1:1.8 f=55mm, 1:2.2 f=55mm, Super-TAKUMAR 1:3.5/28 (fat), 1:2/35 (Fat), 1:1.4/50 (8-element), Super-Multi-Coated Fisheye-TAKUMAR 1:4/17, Super-Multi-Coated TAKUMAR 1:4.5/20, 1:3.5/24, 1:3.5/28, 1:2/35, 1:3.5/35, 1:1.8/85, 1:1.9/85 1:2.8/105, 1:3.5/135, 1:2.5/135 (II), 1:4/150, 1:4/200, 1:4/300, 1:4.5/500, Super-Multi-Coated Macro-TAKUMAR 1:4/50, 1:4/100, Super-Multi-Coated Bellows-TAKUMAR 1:4/100, SMC TAKUMAR 1:1.4/50, 1:1.8/55
M42 Carl Zeiss Jena Flektogon 2.4/35
Contax Carl Zeiss Vario-Sonnar T* 28-70mm F3.5-4.5
Pentax K-mount SMC PENTAX ZOOM 1:3.5 35~105mm, SMC PENTAX ZOOM 1:4 45~125mm
Nikon Micro-NIKKOR-P-C Auto 1:3.5 f=55mm, NIKKOR-P Auto 105mm f/2.5 Pre-AI (Sonnar), Micro-NIKKOR 105mm 1:4 AI, NIKKOR AI-S 35-135mm f/3,5-4,5
Tamron SP 17mm f/3.5 (51B), Tamron SP 17mm f/3.5 (51BB), SP 500mm f/8 (55BB), SP 70-210mm f/3.5 (19AH)
Vivitar 100mm 1:2.8 MC 1:1 Macro Telephoto (Kiron)
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Oldhand
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Oldhand wrote:
Here is a shot in colour.
A good lens all round
Tom
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blotafton
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| Posted: Sun Jan 21, 2018 9:40 pm Post subject: |
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blotafton wrote:
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visualopsins
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visualopsins wrote:
Excellent exposure!
I see eucalyptus have shed some bark indicating summertime. Here is pouring rain, today already a few inches...
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Cameras: Sony ILCE-7RM2, Spotmatics II, F, and ESII, Nikon P4
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M42 Asahi Optical Co., Takumar 1:4 f=35mm, 1:2 f=58mm (Sonnar), 1:2.4 f=58mm (Heliar), 1:2.2 f=55mm (Gaussian), 1:2.8 f=105mm (Model I), 1:2.8/105 (Model II), 1:5.6/200, Tele-Takumar 1:5.6/200, 1:6.3/300, Macro-Takumar 1:4/50, Auto-Takumar 1:2.3 f=35, 1:1.8 f=55mm, 1:2.2 f=55mm, Super-TAKUMAR 1:3.5/28 (fat), 1:2/35 (Fat), 1:1.4/50 (8-element), Super-Multi-Coated Fisheye-TAKUMAR 1:4/17, Super-Multi-Coated TAKUMAR 1:4.5/20, 1:3.5/24, 1:3.5/28, 1:2/35, 1:3.5/35, 1:1.8/85, 1:1.9/85 1:2.8/105, 1:3.5/135, 1:2.5/135 (II), 1:4/150, 1:4/200, 1:4/300, 1:4.5/500, Super-Multi-Coated Macro-TAKUMAR 1:4/50, 1:4/100, Super-Multi-Coated Bellows-TAKUMAR 1:4/100, SMC TAKUMAR 1:1.4/50, 1:1.8/55
M42 Carl Zeiss Jena Flektogon 2.4/35
Contax Carl Zeiss Vario-Sonnar T* 28-70mm F3.5-4.5
Pentax K-mount SMC PENTAX ZOOM 1:3.5 35~105mm, SMC PENTAX ZOOM 1:4 45~125mm
Nikon Micro-NIKKOR-P-C Auto 1:3.5 f=55mm, NIKKOR-P Auto 105mm f/2.5 Pre-AI (Sonnar), Micro-NIKKOR 105mm 1:4 AI, NIKKOR AI-S 35-135mm f/3,5-4,5
Tamron SP 17mm f/3.5 (51B), Tamron SP 17mm f/3.5 (51BB), SP 500mm f/8 (55BB), SP 70-210mm f/3.5 (19AH)
Vivitar 100mm 1:2.8 MC 1:1 Macro Telephoto (Kiron)
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Oldhand
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Oldhand wrote:
Thank you blotafton and visualopsins.
Yes this is the time of year when some of the eucalypts show off their new bark colours by shedding the old.
Late January is the best time for it usually, and I have my eye on a copse of trees that are starting to show promise.
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Lloydy wrote:
That's a very respectable zoom lens, and lovely pictures as ever Tom.
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Oldhand
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Oldhand wrote:
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| That's a very respectable zoom lens, and lovely pictures as ever Tom. |
Thank you David.
These lenses are often found cheaply - I guess because of their non-standard focal range.
The constant maximum aperture is a nice touch and mfd is a respectable 1.5m, which is pretty good for 125mm but quite distant at 45mm.
There is no close-up function without tubes.
Perhaps it is the conservative specs that allow such good performance optically
Tom
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D1N0
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D1N0 wrote:
Just testing it out, but already surprisingly sharp and good bokeh for a zoom
Ducks 125mm by The lens profile, on Flickr
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Oldhand
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kansalliskala
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| Posted: Sat Mar 30, 2019 8:07 am Post subject: Re: SMC Pentax Zoom 45-125 f4 |
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kansalliskala wrote:
| Oldhand wrote: |
An overlooked lens because of its "odd" focal range.
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if the lens was f/2.8 or f/2 it would be much more popular 
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D1N0
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D1N0 wrote:
And I wouldn't have been able to buy it for €20 and it would be a lot heavier and near impossible to operate .
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chhayanat
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| Posted: Sat Mar 30, 2019 6:53 pm Post subject: Re: SMC Pentax Zoom 45-125 f4 |
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chhayanat wrote:
| Oldhand wrote: |
An overlooked lens because of its "odd" focal range.
Very well made and with very good performance.......
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I had not heard of this lens earlier even though I had contributed to Bojar Dimitrov's K-mount lens site. It is an exceptional lens; more so in the hands of a seasoned photographer.
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Pentax-M 28/2.8; 35/2; 50/1.4; 100/2.8; 80-200/4.5; 400/5.6.
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chhayanat
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| Posted: Sat Mar 30, 2019 6:53 pm Post subject: Re: SMC Pentax Zoom 45-125 f4 |
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chhayanat wrote:
| Oldhand wrote: |
An overlooked lens because of its "odd" focal range.
Very well made and with very good performance.......
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I had not heard of this lens earlier even though I had contributed to Bojar Dimitrov's K-mount lens site. It is an exceptional lens; more so in the hands of a seasoned photographer.
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Pentax-M 28/2.8; 35/2; 50/1.4; 100/2.8; 80-200/4.5; 400/5.6.
Carl Zeiss Jena Flektogon 35/2.4; Pancolar 50/1.8 (black).
Film cameras:
Zeiss Ikon Volta 135/6.3 Sonnar 9cm x 12 cm plate/sheet film;
Zeiss Ikon Ikonta 521 75/3.5 Novar (post-War) 6cm x 4.5cm
Pentax MX x 2 (black);
Digital bodies:
Pentax K200D;
Samsung GX-20; |
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